Summary
Bad Rippoldsau-Schapbach (Low Alemannic: Ribbeldsau-Schaba) is a municipality in the district of Freudenstadt in Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany.
Bad Rippoldsau-Schapbach | |
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 Church of Our Lady of Sorrows | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Bad Rippoldsau-Schapbach within Freudenstadt district  | |
  Bad Rippoldsau-Schapbach  Bad Rippoldsau-Schapbach | |
| Coordinates: 48°22′38″N 8°17′31″E / 48.37722°N 8.29194°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Baden-Württemberg |
| Admin. region | Karlsruhe |
| District | Freudenstadt |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2015–23) | Bernhard Waidele[1] (CDU) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 73.14 km2 (28.24 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 410 m (1,350 ft) |
| Population (2022-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 2,090 |
| • Density | 29/km2 (74/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 77776 |
| Dialling codes | 07440, 07839 |
| Vehicle registration | FDS, HCH, HOR, WOL |
| Website | www.bad-rippoldsau-schapbach.de |
Geography edit
The Municipality is located in the black forest in the Wolftal valley, 15 km away from Freudenstadt. The Municipality is divided into two villages, Bad Rippoldsau and Schapbach. Bad Rippoldsau has an elevation of 560 meters and Schapbach has an elevation of 410 meters.
History edit
The first historical mention of Bad Rippoldsau was in 1179, of Schapbach in 1220. Until 1974 the two villages were two municipalities, but then they became one. Since the 15th century there has been a spa in Bad Rippoldsau.
Sights edit
- The Catholic pilgrimage church of Bad Rippoldsau, which was built in 1829 by Christoph Arnold, a pupil of Friedrich Weinbrenner.
- The baroque church of Schapbach
- The Kastelstein, a rock near Bad Rippoldsau.
- The Glaswaldsee, a cirque lake which was formed by glaciers during the last ice age
- The Burgbach Waterfall, at 32 metres, is one of the highest free-falling cascades in Germany
- From September 2010 there has been a wildlife park here with bears and wolves, located between the villages of Schapbach and Bad Rippoldsau.
Sport and recreation facilities edit
- The spa of Bad Rippoldsau
- The open air bath in Schapbach
Government edit
The current mayor of the municipality is Bernhard Waidele.
Personality edit
- George Michael Gaisser (1595–1655), Prior in St. Nicholas and Lord in Klosterbad Rippoldsau during the Thirty Years' War
- Christian Haldenwang (1770–1831), artist and engraver, buried in Bad Rippoldsau
- Christoph Arnold (1779–1844), architect, builder of Rippoldsau Catholic Church
- Joseph Victor von Scheffel (1826–1886), writer, poet of The emergence of Rippoldsau or the story of brother Rippold and The Sweden in Rippoldsau
- Heinrich Hans Jacob (1837–1916), writer, author of numerous stories about the Wolf valley
- Marc Rosenberg (1852–1930), art historian, philologist and collector, owner of the "Schlössle" on the Schmiedsberg in Schapbach where parts of his collections were housed.[3]
- Otto Goeringer (1853–1920), the hotel owner and operator of the spa
- Rainer Maria Rilke (1875–1926), poet, spa guest in Bad Rippoldsau
- Otto Kuner (1879–1953), lawyer and politician (BCSV, CDU) was born in Bad Rippoldsau
- Anna Schmid (1928–2010), long-time head of Rippoldsauer old plant, holder of the Federal Order of Merit
- Adolf J. Schmid (1934–2011), historian, local historian, author of several chronicles the upper Wolf valley, honorary citizen of
- Chris Weller (born 1957), musician and composer, grew up in Schapbach
- Ralf Bernd Herden (born 1960), Lawyer, lecturer, writer, historian, masonic scholar, mayor from 1991 to 2007
- Wolfram Lotz (born 1981), known playwright, grew up in Bad Rippoldsau
External links edit
- Timelapse video of the village centre of Schapbacher on 17.10.2017 on YouTube
References edit
- ^ Aktuelle Wahlergebnisse, Staatsanzeiger, accessed 12 September 2021.
- ^ "Bevölkerung nach Nationalität und Geschlecht am 31. Dezember 2022" [Population by nationality and sex as of December 31, 2022] (CSV) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Baden-Württemberg. June 2023.
- ^ Hermann Fautz: The Schlößle on Schmiedsberg. In: The Ortenau 1970 330-333